After the pretty dismal months of August and September, the fourth quarter has started out much better for investors. The recent rally has been led by the out of favor value stocks, such as those from the beaten down commodity and energy sectors, which are off to very solid starts in October. However, I doubt…
In Tuesday evening’s Democratic Primary Debate, the candidates were asked about the biggest threat facing America today. Naturally, Middle East volatility and the rise of ISIS were cited, in addition to nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands. But it was somewhat surprising that only one candidate – former Virginia Senator Jim Webb – mentioned…
Uber’s Next Logistics Move – UberRUSH Following a successful pilot in New York City, UberRUSH officially announced UberRUSH in three cities – New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. SupplyChain247 reports Uber’s Next Logistics Move – UberRUSH. For a little over a year, Uber has been operating its UberRUSH delivery service as a pilot program in…
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Early this week, the Obama Administration announced that it had finalized the terms of its settlement with BP (BP) stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The final price tag will come in at $20.8 billion, which was higher than the $18.7 billion announced as recently as July. Nevertheless, this removes a major source…
The US dollar turned in a mixed performance last week. It recovered in the second half of the week against the euro and yen. It was an unusual week in that the New Zealand dollar was the strongest of the major currencies, gaining 1.8% against the US dollar, while the Australian dollar was the weakest,…
Data is data. It is cold and lifeless – and it takes some understanding of dynamics affecting that data set to provide context. I see one data set that makes no sense. Historically, trade not only tells the story of the health of the global economy – but also shows the health of the individual…
I keep looking for reasons to believe in a bottom for commodities. Recently, the big washout of sellers in commodity giant Glencore looked like such a signal. Upon closer examination, I decided that the bottom is more likely temporary than sustainable. The latest signal was the third quarter (2015) production report from Rio Tinto (RIO) released on October…
For retired investors seeking a low volatility income stream, it hasn’t gotten much better than owning preferred stocks this year. With the major averages reeling with concerns over global growth, the domestic banks and insurance companies who make up the majority of preferred stock issuance have quietly been plodding along with relatively good results. First…
We evaluated 25 different companies this week to determine whether they are suitable for Defensive Investors, those unwilling to do substantial research, or Enterprising Investors, those who are willing to do such research. We also put each company through the ModernGraham valuation model based on Benjamin Graham’s value investing formulas in order to determine an intrinsic value…
